An area chart shows dimension size depending on the time and can be used to highlight the total value according to trend.
In area chart, vertical segments are drawn proportionally to values of all data elements for each data group. The points corresponding to one set of different groups, are connected with a broken line. The area under the broken line is filled with the color set for this data element.
Example of an area chart (regular and 3D showing data labels):
The following chart parameters can also be changed in the edit mode:
See also:
Chart Types | Setting Up General Chart Parameters | Setting Up Chart Components